Achilles in Vietnam
Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
Jonathan Shay
Discover the psychological devastation of war in this groundbreaking book that compares the soldiers of Homer's Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Through compelling stories and experiences, learn how combat trauma affects individuals centuries apart.
Publish Date
1995-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
1995-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1994
Goodreads Rating
4.29
ISBN
9780684813219
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-09-15T08:24:50.000Z
@AsFarce @portusprince Yeah apologies if you’ve seen it before, but I read this book as a student and it was fascinating – source